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Tanya
Ao Cert 4 And Cert 3 Ain
Ao Cert 4 And Cert 3 Ain
Easter Quiz - Mixed Religious / Secular
Thank you it help alot
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Match The Criminal with the Crime
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: WHAT CRIMES DO THE FOLLOWING CRIMINALS COMMIT
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Conversations Starters
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Arousing conversation
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Evangeline
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Isolation Ideas!
This is a hard time for so many people! Lets come together and share our creative/simple/easy/interesting one on one ideas!
High needs, Low needs, Dementia specific, anything you...
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Wren
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Spring Bunny Topiary
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Spring Bunny Topiary
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Tracie
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Our care home has gone into Lock down, no visitors and no outtings and this week due to certain concerns the residents are being isolated in their rooms. We have 38 residents, the majority have dement...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
10 Easy-to-Grow Indoor Plants for the Elderly
Thank you for the article 10 Easy to Grow indoor plants. In the light of the COVID-19 virus, a plant or plant kit, consisting of a small pot of soil and a young plant, could be made up and dropped of...
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Katie
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi all,
I work in a hospital and have a big team of volunteers. I have been asked to pause all volunteers until maybe June. Gulp!
Basically I will be solo covering 3 wards (84 patients). What ca...
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Kim
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
St. Patrick's Day Anagram
Great ideas for St Patricks Day!!!! Really useful! Thank you!
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Paula
actvity officer
actvity officer
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
Have just set up one where I work on 1 wing, for those days when no activity person available. If it goes well will do the same on the other wing
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Patricia
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thank you for all the creative ideas so carefully organised for us Activity / Program Coordinators. Every activity that I have used from this site have been received with much laughter and joy! Keep u...
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Lori
Volunteer Training and Development
Volunteer Training and Development
Funny Limericks II
Do you by chance have a list of funny Irish names that when taking the first letter of the first name and combining with the first letter of the last name offers a funny Irish name?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Respond to Challenging Behavior
Here is another idea
Periodically I would have a kindness group
Ask the residents what it means to be kind
Ask them to give examples of how they are kind
I have found that some residents can be me...
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Jolanta
Activity Director
Activity Director
I am an Activity Director for both assisted living and memory care residents. Your website is invaluable to me. Thank you for everyone who contributes to making it such a wonderful resource.
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Laura
Regional Manager Of Life Enrichment
Regional Manager Of Life Enrichment
Hi All! I was wondering if you can share some best practices for small groups programs or ideas to help with social isolation in response to Covid-19 crisis? Would love to hear what homes and companie...
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Sherlene
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
great idea! will be doing this at my facility.
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Sue
Manager
Manager
Label the Skeleton
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: The skeleton
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6 years ago
NRL Tipping 2026
Thanks everyone for your feedback, it is very much appreciated! x
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Dawn
Community Life Director
Community Life Director
The new guild lines that are being implemented is that we will not be having activities. Now I’m thinking of ideas for those that will be lonely and scared. I have a few that will be happy with crossw...
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Leslie
Activities
Activities
How to Respond to Challenging Behavior
I’m an activities director at a memory care facility and I have one resident who is a true narcissus. She throws fits to get her way. Her memory is still very good. She’s incredibly rude to other resi...
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Angie
Activity Director
Activity Director
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
I have done this in our facility.... great great idea. They use it all the time.
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Lyn
Volunteer
Volunteer
I run a twice monthly session for people with dementia and their carers living in the community. We have decided to close for the foreseeable future due to the Covid19 outbreak. To help avoid social i...
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Crystal
Dementia Coordinator
Dementia Coordinator
Hello! I am looking for ideas for activities for the younger generation, I am starting to see people in the 40's and 50's in the long term care facility. We have alot of resources for the baby boomers...
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Angie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
We have just been put on 'lockdown' here (UK, North East Lincolnshire) as a precaution for the Coronavirus. It hadn't actually reached us yet. But as a precaution, I've had to cancel all booked entert...
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Dawn
Community Life Director
Community Life Director
Hello Golden Cares Friends. I am racking my brain to come with a vast variety of activities to put on my community calendar that won’t cross contamination each other. I have a few things that can be...
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Ann Marie
lifestyle coordinator
lifestyle coordinator
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
great idea, thankyou
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Dilhani
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Crochet and Knitting Club
Can you please let me know where I can get free online knitting patterns for animals? thanks
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Norma
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
NRL Bingo
What a great idea to include NRL, many thanks
Regards
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Julianne
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
NRL Tipping 2026
Has everything you need, fabulous.
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Fun With the Weather
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Fun with the weather
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Draw A Beetle Dice Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Team Beetle
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to Communicate with Volunteers
Thank you for your kind words, Marilyn. You are right, maintaining your volunteers' supported and appreciated is rewarded with their loyalty and dedication. Good work!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Communicate with Volunteers
Marilynne this is a wonderful idea
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
11 Garden Club Activities
I do not know what is popular in your area but I have had luck with geraniums and pansies but there probably are others
I also liked to plant herbs Some of them flower and are easy to grow
https://...
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Sally
Marketing
Marketing
Hello! So in light of the recent virus outbreak, we are taking extra precautions to keep our residents healthy. Unfortunately, one of the most important steps is to try to eliminate as much public...
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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
AFL Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search AFL
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6 years ago
How to Make Sensory Blankets for Dementia Care
Wouldn’t it be easier to decorate the top fabric before sewing together?
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Hayden
Activities Director
Activities Director
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
I love this and I will set one up, as I don't always have the time to share these wonderful mind exercises with them. This may help with the "board-um".
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Stephen
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
11 Garden Club Activities
It’s now autumn Down Under.
Can somebody give me a hint as to what flowers my residents could plant in a semi-indoor environment?
Thank you
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Louise
Activity Supervisor
Activity Supervisor
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
What a great idea. Am going to try one and see how it goes.
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marilyn
lifestyle volunteer
lifestyle volunteer
How to Communicate with Volunteers
As a volunteer for many years in different Aged Care Facilities what worked best for me was to have a monthly meeting so as to have input into the program.
Being able to brain storm and feeling a par...
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Janet
Activity Co Ordinator
Activity Co Ordinator
Leprechaun Craft for St. Patrick’s Day
thank you for sharing all these wonderful activities, my residents are loving them
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Janelle
Carer/ Theraphy Assistant
Carer/ Theraphy Assistant
Cover the Number - Dice Game
I played this with my residents today. They loved it so much they had another game. Will definately play again. Thanks
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Elizabeth
Director
Director
Hi, I am really loving the picture/word bingo games! Does anyone have a resource relating to old money please?
Thanks
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